6 Ways to Breathe Life Into Mixed-use Spaces

Mixed-use spaces elicit mixed emotions as they offer bigger, better, and bolder versions of their original iterations. This ups the ante for developers, but it's a worthy challenge because the end product benefits the local community and the quality of life for residents and users alike. The risk comes when a mixed-use place is positioned as “everything to everyone,” which rarely works.

To activate a space and realize its fullest potential, here are six tactics to consider in your strategic process: 

1. Dig into Data
2. Pay homage to history
3. Fill in the missing gaps
4. Put people first and dollars will follow
5. Foster community and give a warm welcome
6. Create a brand that underlines and elevates a space

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